Ephesians 4:29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

No

That which

To the use of edifying

Ephesians 4:12

Minister

Matthew 5:16

1 Peter 2:12

1 Peter 3:1

General references

Psalm 37:30

Bible References

No

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

Their eyes bulge with fat. Their minds pass the limits of conceit.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

"Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit." "The poison of vipers is under their lips;"

If I fought with animals at Ephesus for human purposes, what does it profit me? If the dead are not raised, then "let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die."

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn't stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

wild waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the blackness of darkness has been reserved forever.

A mouth speaking great things and blasphemy was given to him. Authority to make war for forty-two months was given to him.

That which

These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart;

The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works.

We will not hide them from their children, telling to the generation to come the praises of Yahweh, his strength, and his wondrous works that he has done.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

Then those who feared Yahweh spoke one with another; and Yahweh listened, and heard, and a book of memory was written before him, for those who feared Yahweh, and who honored his name.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, "Isn't this Joseph's son?"

However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

To the use of edifying

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

Minister

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

General references

The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.